I'll second the weirdness. Looks like the monkey is taking a bite out of the cat's back.

Thanks for the clarification.

Thanks freedomweasel. I'll check some of those out.

3) I guess laptops for someone on a severe budget, Windows based, though I dual boot Ubuntu.

@Whitson Gordon

Ok, if not Tron, does UP count? Not sure who makes it, but I love the crotchety old man and the young scout, and the dog, of course.

1) Nowadays what are the real differences between buying a laptop and buying a netbook? If you are not going to have much access to the internet is one favorable over another?

Anyone who writes entirely in capitals should be punished.

Does Tron count? The original one of course.

And lots of good tips can be found in World War Z. Learn from the pros!

@wjglenn

That much I know; I've been cutting way back on the watering. But even with rare watering the shrooms pop up.

I brought one of my houseplants into work to keep at my work space. Now, whenever I water it, mushrooms grow in the soil (not the fun kind of mushrooms). I never had this problem at home, so it must be some spore from the office (possible SYFY movie material). Any tips on how to kill off the mushrooms without…

A great free source, if you have Microsoft Access, would be database created by another user. If you go to the Microsoft help site for Access you can find databases that people created and posted that cover a wide variety of uses, from address books to the kind of database that you are looking for.

Zappos has a lot of great bags, a really huge selection [[www.zappos.com] I would be careful about messenger bags—I love them, but they seem to scream "laptop." They might draw the eye of a thief more quickly than a backpack.

@mWillis

Facebook does have a "share on Facebook" button that can be put in a browser's toolbar. I use it on Firefox all the time. I shares the post with credit to the original source.

Oh, well, I would be happy to take it off your hands for you. No reason you should suffer. I have your best interests at heart.

I really only have one favorite: Mysterious Universe out of Australia. Benjamin Grundy and Aaron Wright blend weird and entertaining stories (science, fringe science, supernatural, etc.) with all sorts of techno music. It is a very enjoyable hour or so podcast, one that I save for long drives on the weekend. Great…

Hey all, I recently replaced the Dell ac adapter "brick" on my Inspiron 9100 laptop. I use my laptop more as a desktop; I rarely travel with it. It stays pretty stationary. Those of you using bricks know how warm they get. If you are keeping your laptop stationary (like a desktop) do you unplug your brick when you…